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Month: May 2013

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Wheels of steel & a heart of gold

Paralympic athlete, Ryan Chalmers starts Push Across America for specialised dive programme in the Cayman Islands. Ryan Chalmers @VisitCaymanIslands recently sat down with a paralympic athlete Ryan Chalmers as he prepared for an unprecedented feat. On Saturday, April 6, Ryan…

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Italy deaths as Genoa ship hits control tower

BBC Seven people have died and two are missing after a container ship crashed into a control tower in the Italian port of Genoa, officials say. The Jolly Nero smashed into the 50m (164ft) concrete and glass tower late on…

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Youth Sailors on a mission

PRESS RELEASE – 5th March 2012 Youth Sailors on a mission A team of ten youth sailors pitted their skills against the elements in a 12 hour “sailathon” on April 20th. The sailors and their parents had to get out…

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The Divine Frog by Fiona Pimentel

Somewhere on a tiny island in the Caribbean Sea, almost 300 miles from the nearest country, a parish community sits peacefully in church for an early morning service. Some of them have just got out bed, and rushed to church…

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‘Invitational’ Athletes at Prospect Primary

Prospect Primary School, the 2013 Inter-Primary Sports Competition champion, was the scene of the first call by some world-class athletes today (Tuesday, 7 May). The visiting Jamaican Olympic bronze medalist (110 hurdles) Hansle Parchment took the time to address students,…

Brackers come out against alcohol misuse

The Brac Against Alcohol Misuse (BAAM) charity got off to a running start on Saturday April 27, 2013, with a walk/run and evening of entertainment that raised more than KYD800 for its public education programmes. Some 300 people came out…

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CUC announce profit despite declining sales

CUC Announces First Quarter Results for the Period Ended March 31st, 2013 Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd. CUP.U Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd. is listed for trading in United States dollars on the Toronto Stock Exchange GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands, May 7,…

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The Cardiopad: an African invention to save lives

From RNW, by Anne Mireille Nzouankeu, Yaoundé A young Cameroonian engineer has built the first fully touch screen medical tablet that could soon save many African lives. He first has to find the necessary funding to mass-produce the device. In…

Ring around the sun

Did anyone notice the spectacular enormous ring around the sun today (8)? I got a frantic call from a friend to go outside and take a look. I did. Wow. I have seen it before but never as spectacular as…

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Why now is a good time to buy BlackBerry

From seekingalpha People Want A Change I’m going to make a bold prediction here (no pun intended): not only will the Q10 sell well, very well, but it will be the catalyst for the birth of high performance QWERTY phones,…